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FOREST RESOURCES

Poland belongs to the group of countries with the largest forest cover in Europe.

The forestation of Poland, measured as percentage rate of the forest area to land area equals 29,7%. In Poland, the average affluence of forests in wood equals about 206 cubic meters per hectare and is almost twice as big as the  average affluence for the whole Europe.

In the Forest District Przytok the data are as follows:

In the age structure younger age classes: I and II age classes (of forest stands at the age of maximum 40 years), they cover 4319,13 ha, what makes 25,95% of the area, medium age classes III and IV (41-80 years old) 6991,68 ha – 42,01%, the rest of area 5333,76 ha – 32,05% is covered with the older age class forest stands  ( over the age of 80).

Share of stands in age classes

Age class

I-II

III - IV

V and older

Area

4319,13

6991,68

5333,76

%

25,95%

42,01%

32,05%

 

In the forest stands of the Forest District Przytok in the areal  species share existing in mentioned area, there dominates pine – 81,77% of the forest area, then oak – 9,88%, alder – 4,13%, birch - 1,11%, acacia – 1,06%, the others – 2,05%.

Percentage of species

Species

Pine

Oak

Alder

Birch

Acacia

others

%

81,77

9,88

4,13

1,11

1,06

2,05